योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-25, verse-7
चिन्मात्रादमलाच्छून्यादृते किंचिन्न विद्यते ।
नान्यत्किंचिदपर्यन्ते खे शून्यत्वेतरद्यथा ॥ ७ ॥
नान्यत्किंचिदपर्यन्ते खे शून्यत्वेतरद्यथा ॥ ७ ॥
cinmātrādamalācchūnyādṛte kiṃcinna vidyate ,
nānyatkiṃcidaparyante khe śūnyatvetaradyathā 7
nānyatkiṃcidaparyante khe śūnyatvetaradyathā 7
7.
cinmātrāt amalāt śūnyāt ṛte kiṃcit na vidyate na
anyat kiṃcit aparyante khe śūnyatvetarat yathā
anyat kiṃcit aparyante khe śūnyatvetarat yathā
7.
amalāt cinmātrāt śūnyāt ṛte kiṃcit na vidyate
aparyante khe śūnyatvetarat kiṃcit na (vidyate) yathā
aparyante khe śūnyatvetarat kiṃcit na (vidyate) yathā
7.
Nothing whatsoever exists apart from pure consciousness (cinmātra), which is spotless and empty. Just as in boundless space, nothing exists other than emptiness.
Words meanings summery:
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- चिन्मात्रात् (cinmātrāt) - from the absolute, pure consciousness (cinmātra) (from pure consciousness, from mere consciousness)
- अमलात् (amalāt) - from the unsullied (pure consciousness) (from the spotless, from the pure)
- शून्यात् (śūnyāt) - from the absolute emptiness, the void (from emptiness, from the void)
- ऋते (ṛte) - apart from, other than (except for, without, apart from)
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (at all) (anything, something, whatever)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is known)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, another, different, anything else)
- किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (at all) (anything, something)
- अपर्यन्ते (aparyante) - in the infinite (in the boundless, in the endless)
- खे (khe) - in the vast expanse of space (in space, in the sky, in the ether)
- शून्यत्वेतरत् (śūnyatvetarat) - that which is distinct from emptiness (other than emptiness, what is different from emptiness)
- यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)
Words meanings and morphology
चिन्मात्रात् (cinmātrāt) - from the absolute, pure consciousness (cinmātra) (from pure consciousness, from mere consciousness)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of cinmātra
cinmātra - mere consciousness, pure consciousness, consciousness alone
Compound type : tatpurusha (cit+mātra)
- cit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
noun (feminine) - mātra – mere, only, purely, measure, quantity
adjective (neuter)
अमलात् (amalāt) - from the unsullied (pure consciousness) (from the spotless, from the pure)
(adjective)
Ablative, neuter, singular of amala
amala - spotless, pure, clean, free from dirt
Compound type : nay-tatpurusha (a+mala)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
negation prefix - mala – dirt, impurity, blemish
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'cinmātrāt' or 'śūnyāt'.
शून्यात् (śūnyāt) - from the absolute emptiness, the void (from emptiness, from the void)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, vacant, null, space, zero
Root: śū
ऋते (ṛte) - apart from, other than (except for, without, apart from)
(indeclinable)
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (at all) (anything, something, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit
kiṁcit - anything, something, whatever, a little
Note: Refers to 'anything' existing.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates 'vidyate'.
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is known)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
present tense, middle voice
Root 'vid' (to be, exist) class 4, Ātmanepada.
Root: vid (class 4)
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates 'anyat kiṃcit'.
अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, another, different, anything else)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Subject of implied verb 'exists'.
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (at all) (anything, something)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit
kiṁcit - anything, something, whatever, a little
Note: Emphatic, meaning 'anything else at all'.
अपर्यन्ते (aparyante) - in the infinite (in the boundless, in the endless)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of aparyanta
aparyanta - boundless, endless, infinite
Compound type : nay-tatpurusha (a+paryanta)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
negation prefix - paryanta – limit, boundary, end
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'khe'.
खे (khe) - in the vast expanse of space (in space, in the sky, in the ether)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - space, ether, sky, void, zero
शून्यत्वेतरत् (śūnyatvetarat) - that which is distinct from emptiness (other than emptiness, what is different from emptiness)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnyatvetara
śūnyatvetara - other than emptiness
Compound formed by 'śūnyatva' + 'itara' through guṇa sandhi (a + i = e).
Compound type : tatpurusha (śūnyatva+itara)
- śūnyatva – emptiness, voidness, the state of being empty
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'śūnya' with suffix '-tva' indicating state or quality. - itara – other, different
adjective (neuter)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'something' (kiṃcit).
यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the two clauses in a simile.